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2009 Press Releases

National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Blessing of the Bikes Motorcycle Rally

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2009 Dates Announced

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American Trucking Associations’ High-Tech Image Trailer Visits WV Capitol

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ATA Unveils New Image Trailer Donated By GE

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Share the Road Delivers for Soldiers

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Volvo Trucks to help America’s Road Team deliver its message with a VN780

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits California to Promote Safe Driving

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Denver Auto Show

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Elite Drivers Provide Tips for Work Zone Awareness Week

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits U.S. DOT for Take Your Child to Work Day

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American Trucking Associations Celebrates National Transportation Week

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Arkansas to Educate Students

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America’s Road Team Reminds Motorists to Be Safe During Memorial Day Weekend

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Safe Summer Driving Tips From America’s Top Truck Drivers

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America’s Road Team Heads To Great West Truck Show

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Billings Students Learn Driving Safety From American Trucking Associations’ High-Tech Image Trailer

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ATA Seeks Nominations For Mike Russell "Good stuff" Trucking Image Award

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Gretna, Nebraska to Promote Safe Driving

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National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits New Jersey to Educate Students

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Nation's Top Truck Drivers on the Road to Pittsburgh

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National Truck Driving Championships to Host Charity Drives

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Con-way Freight’s Dale Duncan is 2009 National Truck Driving Grand Champion

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America’s Road Team Places Three in National Truck Driving Championship Finals

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National Truck Driving Championships Deliver for Pittsburgh

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ATA’s Safety Management Council Announces 2009 Award Recipients

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ATA Announces National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Video Contest

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Trucking Delivers for Solar Decathlon

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American Trucking Associations Announces Mike Russell “Good stuff” Trucking Image Award Winners

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American Trucking Associations Participates in ‘World’s Largest Truck Convoy’ to Benefit Special Olympics

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American Trucking Associations Teams with CVSA and FMCSA for Operation Safe Driver

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Share the Road Delivering for Troops Overseas

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Maine Motor Transport Association’s Dale Hanington Awarded ATA President’s Annual TAEC Leadership Award

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Approaching

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ATA Recognizes Professional Truck Drivers During National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

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America’s Road Team Helps Collect for Food Drive

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Professional Drivers Offer Highway Safety Tips For Thanksgiving Travel

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ATA Announces National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Video Contest Winner

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Trucking Industry Delivers Wreaths Across the U.S. to Honor Soldiers

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Professional Truck Drivers Provide Life Saving Advice During Winter Weather

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Press Can Call in to Hear ATA President’s Speech Live at L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce

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Top Truck Drivers Named to New America's Road Team

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ATRI Posts New Research Results

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Plummeted 11.1 Percent in December

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ATA Asks Congress to Support Trucking's Environmental Initiatives

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National Survey Shows Union Members Oppose Card Check

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ATA President Discusses Dangers of Congestion Pricing and Privatization of Roadways

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Ports Plan Includes More than Clean Trucks

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ATA Offers Solution to Traffic Congestion

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Economy and Environment to Benefit from Infrastructure Spending

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ATA Alerts Public on the Dangers of Hypermiling

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ATA President Graves Discusses Need for Sustainable Transportation

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ATA Advocates National Focus to Improve Freight Mobility

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3 Percent in January

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ATA Applauds SBA Action on Background Check Reform

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ATA Responds to Findings by Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission

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Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Declines 5.8 Percent in 2007

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LaHood Addresses ATA Board Members

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ATA Counters Hours of Service Myths Promoted By Highway Gadflies

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ATA Issues U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to…2020

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ATA Files Motion to Intervene, Opposes Groups’ Third Attempt to Change HOS Rules

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Trucking Continues to Dominate Freight Movement

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VDOT Proposal to Close Rest Areas Threatens Safety of Motorists

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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of ATA in Lawsuit Against Ports

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ATA Issues: Safety for the Long Haul Book

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Two of ATA’s Councils Reorganize

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Los Angeles Mayor, Port Officials Mislead Public, Distort Purpose of Litigation

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ATA Truck Tonnage Rose 1.7 Percent in February

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‘Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009’ Reduces Congestion, Emissions and Increases Efficiency

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Distribution and LTL Carriers Association Elects a New Chairman

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International Conference Eyes More Productive Truck Transportation Systems

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Judge's Ruling In FMC Lawsuit Has No Effect On ATA Lawsuit Against Ports

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Plunged 4.5 Percent in March

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Judge Enters Final Order Enjoining Key Elements of the Long Beach and LA Ports’ Concession Plans

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ATA Applauds the Introduction of Anti-privatization Legislation

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ATA Urges Quick Action on Jason’s Law

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AFTC Promotes Safe Trucking During Agriculture’s Busy Seasons

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CEA Holds Energy Day on Capitol Hill

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ATA Calls for Improvement of Hazardous Material Regulations

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ATA’s Safety Management Council Publishes Practical Cargo Securement Guidebook

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Virginia Modifies Plan to Close Safety Rest Areas, Eliminates 2-Hour Limit

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ATA Supports National Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Bill

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ATA Supports Bill to Limit Spread of Tolling On National Highway System

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell Another 2.2 Percent in April

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ATA's Safety Management Council Seeks Award Nominations

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Ag Hours of Service Exemption Receives Strong Support

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ATA and Safety Officials to Hold Press Conference on New Highway Safety Agenda

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ATA Unveils Progressive New Highway Safety Agenda

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ATA Tells Congress Cap-and-Trade Will Harm Trucking Industry

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Safety Belt Use Increases as ATA Encourages Drivers to Buckle Up

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ATA Applauds New Strategies for Surface Transportation

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ATA Seeks Action Against Oil Speculation Amid Rise in Diesel Prices

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Study Shows Dramatic Reductions in Diesel Engine Emissions

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Roadcheck Results Show Improvements in Highway Safety Compliance

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 3.2 Percent in May

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Truck-involved Traffic Fatalities Declined 12 Percent in 2008

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ATA & Participating State Trucking Associations Now Exclusive Providers of VMRS

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ATA Says It’s Time to Get Serious about Highway Infrastructure Investment

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Weight Limits Impede Truck Productivity, Environmental Progress

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ATA Tells Congress that Climate Change Legislation Comes at Great Cost to American Consumers

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Alert Truck Drivers Prevented Further Devastation in Crash in Detroit

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Unions, CCSP Mislead Public in Oakland Clean Truck Program Vote

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ATA to Congress: Fuel Tax is Most Effective Way to Fund Infrastructure

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ABF Freight System Earns Excellence In Security Award: ODFL's Geoff Stephany Wins Leadership Award

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ATA ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY -- Las Vegas Event Tackles the Economy and National Policy

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 2.4 Percent in June

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ATA Applauds Bill Providing Financial Incentives to Reduce Idling

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ATA Supports Ban on Text Messaging to Improve Highway Safety

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ATA Commends Department of Transportation for Focus on Driver Distraction

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Industry Asked to Rank Top Concerns

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ATA Urges Transparency and Position Limits to Curb Excessive Speculation

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ATA Launches Industry-Related Webinar Series

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Videos Educate Public About ATA Safety Initiatives

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NTTC Announces Launch of New Website

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ATA Commends U.S. DOT for National Campaign Against Drunk Driving

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 2.1 Percent in July

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American Association for Justice Study Ignores Truck Safety Facts

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CVSA Brake Safety Week 2009; Have You Checked Your Brakes Today?

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ATA Encourages Supporting Measures to Decrease Dependency on Foreign Oil

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 2.1 Percent in August

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Errors Mar New York Times’ Driver Distraction Story, Editorial

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Pro-Union Groups Mislead Public About Port Trucking

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Nation's Economy Eclipses Other Concerns In Annual Trucking Industry Survey

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ATA Receives EPA Environmental Excellence Award

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Steve Williams Named Chairman of American Transportation Research Institute

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ATA Leaders Vote Overwhelmingly To Support Sen. Schumer’s Anti-Texting Bill

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ATA Appoints New Chairman at Annual Conference in Las Vegas

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ATA Applauds FMCSA’s Plan to Enhance Driver Screening

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ATA and Port of Long Beach Reach Settlement

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ATA Warns Cap-and-Trade Will Increase Costs But Won’t Reduce Truck Emissions

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ATA to Testify before House Homeland Security Subcommittee

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ATA Urges Improvement to Border Infrastructure and Procedures

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Port of Long Beach Official Admonishes NRDC for Criticism of Settlement with ATA

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Slipped 0.3 Percent in September

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ATA Responds to FMCSA’s Reconsideration of Hours-of-Service Regulations

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ATA to Congress: Behavioral Changes Necessary to Combat Distracted Driving

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Climate Change Legislation Will Increase Diesel Prices, Hurt Consumers

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ATA: NRDC’s Distorted Attacks Ignore Long Beach Clean Truck Success

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Wetlines Retrofit Requirement Unnecessary and Dangerous

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ATA Commends TSA for Improving Security in Ground Transportation of Air Cargo

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Dipped 0.2 Percent in October

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Preorders Now Being Taken for ATA American Trucking Trends 2009-2010

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ATA and CODEGA Introduce Additions to Safety Training Program for Trucking

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Build Highways to Rebuild Economy, ATA Official Tells President Obama

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ATA Co-sponsors National Conference on Sleep Apnea and Truck Drivers

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ATA Supports President’s Call for Infrastructure Investment

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ATA Board of Directors Names Quinn New Treasurer

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Sindall Transport Takes First Place in ATA Safety Contest

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Logistics Buyers Base Decisions on Cost, not Carbon Dioxide

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.7 Percent In November

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2011 ATA Leadership Meeting at The Greenbrier

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